SPC PROPOSES TO MODIFY ITS COMPUTER-AUTOMATED LONG-RANGE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM (LRRPS) TO VISUALLY DEMONSTRATE FOR THE AIR FORCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN R&D PROGRAMS IN THE EMERGING, GROWTH, AND MATURE SYSTEMS CATEGORIES; COLLECT A VALID FUNDING DATA BASE; AND PREPARE A DRAFT FUNDING STRATEGY TO BETTER ALLOCATE R&D DOLLARS TO MEET AIR FORCE LONG-RANGE OBJECTIVES. THE PHASE I RESEARCH EFFORT WILL PROVIDE INITIAL ANSWERS TO THE SBIR PROBLEM STATEMENT AND WILL DEMONSTRATE THE USEFULNESS OF USING LRRPS FOR BOTH LONG-RANGE PLANNING AND IN DEVELOPING ANSWERS TO "WHAT IF" QUESTIONS.